November 24 Saturday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: Came to Hfd. —Allyn House” [MTP TS 148]. Note: she had been ill since Nov. 14.

Clemens’ A.D. of this day included: More about international copyright—Congresses & Parliaments made up of men who know nothing about the matter—Clemens disputes with Lord Thring his statement that there is no property in ideas [MTP Autodict2]. The segment was selected for MTE [372-80].

Andrew Carnegie wrote to Sam.

“Wednesday, 18th of December, has been fixt by Boss Gilder and myself for the Dinner which you are to grace, so pray keep that clear, and three days before spend in fasting and prayer so that you shall be fresh as a daisy. We are all looking forward to it with great interest. Hope you are well / Yours” [MTP].

Mrs. Marion Francis Crawford wrote from “Sant’ Agnello Di Sorrento” to ask in teeny- weeny handwriting for Sam write his autograph to her on a flyleaf of IA [MTP].

David W. McKay wrote on Koy-lo Co. letterhead to Sam, listing the four stockholders with amounts pledged. McKay asked for Sam’s check for $6,500, payable to the order of the International Spiral Pin Co. in payment for the $19,500 of shares taken by him [MTP].

Ella McMahon wrote from 37 Fifth Ave., NYC to Sam.

I think they have this shocking book at the Young Woman’s Christian Association Library. The librarians gave me an amusing account last summer of a dear old lady who made their lives miserable upon having the original of “Adam’s Diary”: the writer said he translated it, therefore, the original was to be had and the library ought to have it. / I am sending you by this mail, with much pleasure, the “Figaro”’s review of your beautiful, beautiful “Joan of Arc” and a very true editorial on your friend, Howells… [MTP]. Note in the file reads: “Anecdote concerning Mary Wilson appeared in the segment of SLC’s Autobiography published 21 Sept. 1906 in the North American Review.”

Miss I.C. Spencer wrote on Hotel Martha Washington, NYC letterhead to ask Sam if she might use his aphorism about the cat on a postcard with his name: “A home without a cat, and a well- fed, well-petted and properly revered cat, may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove title?” [MTP].